Archive for May 30th, 2010

The Spanish Inquisition used to burn Englishmen in Sevilla’s Plaza de San Francisco when they had the chance. There must have been some nostalgia for this practice when the news hit that Fitch Ratings had stripped the country of its AAA status. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard TelegraphUK 30 May 2010 The downgrade could not have... »

By JOSEPH BERGER and LESLIE KAUFMAN NYTimes.com May 30, 2010 After the failure of an effort to seal off a well spewing oil one mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico, a top Obama administration environmental official said the government is “prepared for the worst” in case oil keeps gushing until relief wells are finished... »

Carl Herman David Degraw has written an outstanding comprehensive explanation of what’s really happening in the US economy. He’s given me permission to reprint it here. I also recommend his site “For Our Economy” for citizen grass-roots activism for economic justice. Regarding the title of Americans starting a new government, I remind readers of... »

BP says end point for stopping Gulf oil leak is relief well due in August FoxNews.com May 30, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — A BP executive says a relief well is the “end point” of efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill — which suggests there’s little chance of plugging the leak until the new... »

By the CNN Wire Staff CNN.com May 29, 2010 Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona has bypassed Attorney General Terry Goddard and will rely on other lawyers to defend the state against lawsuits challenging its controversial law targeting illegal immigration, according to a statement. The legislature gave Brewer the power to hire outside counsel “because... »

PART 2 By Timothy N. Baldwin, JD. May 30, 2010 NewsWithViews.com After establishing in Part 1 of this article series that (1) tyrants accomplish their agenda through centralizing power, (2) the federal government has accomplished and is continuing to accomplish that agenda and (3) the tool of freemen is decentralization and separation from that... »

The U.N. gun grabber Global Small Arms Treaty threatens your right to self defense THE WASHINGTON TIMES American gun owners might not feel besieged, but they should. This week, the Obama administration announced its support for the United Nations Small Arms Treaty. This international agreement poses real risks for freedom both in the United... »

AmConMag.com Once a government has become committed to achieving omniscience over its subjects, any half-witted justification for expanding the dragnet suffices. After the British government created the largest DNA database in the world, ministers urged that “police be allowed to take the DNA of anyone stopped for not wearing seatbelts.” When people balked at... »